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Northeastern Writing And Shamanic Culture

Posted on:2024-07-10Degree:MasterType:Thesis
Country:ChinaCandidate:X MaFull Text:PDF
GTID:2555307067960319Subject:Master of Fine Arts
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Shamanism is a widely spread natural religion among the people of Northeast China.Although with the changes of times,Shamanism activities have no longer prevailed in the Northeast,its impact on the life concepts and customs of Northeast people is subtle and far-reaching.In the Northeast writing of different times,it is not difficult to find the infiltration and influence of Shamanism culture.This article analyzes the cultural elements of Shamanism in the writings of the Northeast writers group of the last century and the contemporary "New Northeast Writers Group".The focus is on analyzing the different characters portrayed in his works with different themes due to the influence of Shamanism culture,as well as the different creative choices of writers from these two different eras under the same theme.The introduction analyzes the cause of formation of Shamanism culture in Northeast China and its influence on modern Northeast literature;Combating the current research situation of northeast literature and shamanism culture,thereby establishing the feasibility and significance of the topic selection.The first chapter analyzes the characteristics of Shaman images in Northeast China’s writing.Through the analysis of text examples,this article explores the shaman images portrayed in the works of the Northeast writers group of the last century and the contemporary Northeast writers group,especially comparing the different performances of the same image in different periods.The second chapter focuses on the analysis of Xiao Hong’s "Biography of the Hulan River" and Zheng Zhi’s "Immortal Disease",discussing the impact of the "animism of all things" in Shamanism culture on the author,as well as the narrative techniques of the animistic world and the intertwined space-time presented in the works under this influence.At the same time,aiming at the author’s depiction of "disenchantment" and "disenchantment" of Shamanism culture,the author strives to analyze the metaphorical significance and explore the author’s creative psychology.The third chapter explains the novel works created by the author.This work provides a new imagination and interpretation of the image of Shamanism and its metaphorical and symbolic significance,striving to reveal the ecological damage,urban transformation weakness,and population loss caused by the excessive mining of coal resources in Northeast China through the "return to charm" of the spirit of Shamanism;The novel chooses the first person restrictive narrative,and through a new framework of "magic" and "reality," it tells the life experiences of Manchurian dragons and "immigrants" in areas such as the northeast border,striving to highlight the Utopian nature of the northeast border cities,paying attention to the survival situation of "immigrants",and finding a way to redeem the development of small border cities.
Keywords/Search Tags:Shamanism culture, Northeast writing, Northeast writers group, New Northeast writers group, Shaman image
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